The International 2015

Start Date:
2015-05-25
End Date:
2015-08-09
Type:
LAN Event
Prize Pool:
$18,429,613
Location:
Seattle, USA
Host / Series:
Valve

2015-08-09

2015-05-25

Prize Pool

#	Team	Prize (EUR)
1.	US EG	6,032,230 EUR
2.	CN CDEC	2,597,210 EUR
3.	CN LGD	2,010,740 EUR
4.	CN VG	1,424,280 EUR
5.	RU VP*	1,089,160 EUR
5.	CN EHOME	1,089,160 EUR
7.	EU Secret	754,030 EUR
7.	KR MVP Ph.	754,030 EUR
9.	CN iG	201,075 EUR
9.	US coL	201,075 EUR
9.	WORLD C9	201,075 EUR
9.	RU Empire	201,075 EUR
13.	KR MVP H6*	50,270 EUR
13.	CN NewB	50,270 EUR
13.	MY Fnatic	50,270 EUR
13.	UA Na`Vi	50,270 EUR

ASUS

Main Event

Main Event matches are being played on 3rd - 8th of August.
All Upper Bracket matches are Best of 3.
Lower Bracket's round 1 matches are Best of 1, rest of LB matches are Best of 3.
Grand Final is Best of 5.

All-Star Match

[size=20]Team Chuan[/size]

vs.

Team N0tail

Match Page

Groupstage

Sixteen teams are split into 2 groups of 8.
All matches are 2 games series; 2-0 provides 3 points, 1-1 provides 1 point, and 0-2 provides 0 points.
All sixteen teams will play in Main Event.
Top four teams from each group are seeded in Upper Bracket, while bottom four teams from each group are seeded in Lower Bracket.
Tiebreaks are resolved with: head-to-head results, results against team(s) from position below, coin toss (if needed).
Groupstage is being played on 27th - 30th of July.

Times are estimated and may vary throughout playday.

AllGroup 1Group 2

Wildcard Stage

All matches are Best-of-3.
Top two teams advance to the groupstage.
Wildcard matches take place on 26th of July.

Qualifiers

Play-offAll play-off matches are Bo3, except final which is Bo5. Winner of the qualifier advances to The International, while runner ups will have one more chance in the wildcard tournament right before the event.

GroupstageAll groupstage matches are 2 games series. Team receives 3 points for each win and 1 point for each draw. The top two teams from each group will advance to a double elimination bracket with the round robin first place teams starting in the upper bracket and the runner-ups starting in the lower bracket.
AllGroup AGroup B

Play-offAll play-off matches are Bo3, except final which is Bo5. Winner of the qualifier advances to The International, while runner up will have one more chance in the wildcard tournament right before the event.

GroupstageAll groupstage matches are 2 games series. Team receives 3 points for each win and 1 point for each draw. The top two teams from each group will advance to a double elimination bracket with the round robin first place teams starting in the upper bracket and the runner-ups starting in the lower bracket.
AllGroup AGroup B

Play-offAll play-off matches are Bo3, except final which is Bo5. Winner of the qualifier advances to The International, while runner ups will have one more chance in the wildcard tournament right before the event.

GroupstageAll groupstage matches are 2 games series. Team receives 3 points for each win and 1 point for each draw. The top two teams from each group will advance to a double elimination bracket with the round robin first place teams starting in the upper bracket and the runner-ups starting in the lower bracket.
AllGroup AGroup B

Play-offAll play-off matches are Bo3, except final which is Bo5. Winner of the qualifier advances to The International, while runner up will have one more chance in the wildcard tournament right before the event.

GroupstageAll groupstage matches are 2 games series. Team receives 3 points for each win and 1 point for each draw. The top two teams from each group will advance to a double elimination bracket with the round robin first place teams starting in the upper bracket and the runner-ups starting in the lower bracket.
AllGroup AGroup B